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Simulation . HPC/HPDA . Artificial Intelligence . Quantum Computing
Tuesday October 20
Workshop 03 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
AI in Industry: From Design to Production
Chaired by Mathilde Mougeot, Professeure des Universités, ensIIE & ENS Paris-Saclay and Vivien Clauzon, Principal numerical scientist HPC, Michelin

What AI Models Does EDF Use? Challenges, Difficulties, Successes, and Research Directions
By Cyril Baudry, chief architect and senior expert, EDF R&D and Nicolas Bousquet, chercheur senior, EDF R&D

For several years now, EDF has been implementing an ambitious strategy aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into the core of its engineering and operations. The applications are varied, ranging from “pure AI” use cases—such as image analysis for inspection, time-series processing for predictive maintenance, or multimodal problem-solving—to the acceleration of physical simulations via surrogate modeling. This latter approach is a key enabler for digital twins and design support. The challenge common to all these projects lies in computational constraints, which require rigorous choices regarding AI architecture and hardware infrastructure for large-scale deployment. In response, EDF’s R&D focuses on optimizing hardware infrastructure (machine management, GPUs) and developing frugal, robust, and reliable AI models tailored to the critical constraints of the energy sector.

This presentation will offer an overview of this strategy, its successes, and its challenges.

Biography: Cyril Baudry serves as chief architect and senior expert on the HPC ecosystem at the Research and Development Division of EDF. Cyril has a degree and a PhD in material science and surface treatment. He was main developer for EDF major open-source codes (Code_Saturne and Neptune_CFD), particularly on parallelism, coupling and GUI for 10 years. In 2016, he joined IT division at EDF’s R&D for supervising architecture of HPC systems at EDF. As an expert, he oversees technological monitoring of hardware and software choices as well as highlighting opportunities for codes (GPGPU, quantum, etc.).

Biography: Nicolas Bousquet est chercheur senior chez EDF R&D dans les domaines de la modélisation statistique, de l'apprentissage automatique et de la prise de décision. Il a mis au point des méthodes dans ces domaines pour l'analyse des risques, la calibration des modèles et l'explicabilité, dont bon nombre trouvent des applications dans le secteur nucléaire, tout en tissant des liens étroits avec le monde universitaire en tant que professeur associé à Sorbonne Université (2017-2026). Ses principaux centres d'intérêt portent aujourd'hui sur l'hybridation entre connaissances physiques et modèles d'apprentissage, et le contrôle des IA. Il dirige le laboratoire SINCLAIR en intelligence artificielle, fruit d'une collaboration entre EDF, Thales et TotalEnergies, dédié à l'IA industrielle pour les systèmes critiques.

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